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Woman killed after crashing into tree in Rocky Point

Ruth Ellerd, 66, of Ridge, veered off Rocky Point-Yaphank Road near Whiskey Road around 9 p.m.

Tara Rincon

Dec 3, 2025, 5:09 AM

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A woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday night in Rocky Point, Suffolk police say.

Ruth Ellerd, 66, of Ridge, veered off Rocky Point-Yaphank Road near Whiskey Road around 9 p.m. and struck a tree, according to police.

Ellerd was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash.

Police say a responding Suffolk officer was later hit while sitting in his patrol car by a police department tow truck.

The officer was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.

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